Re: Fujees sampling ABBA

Datboy (datboy@i84.net)
Mon, 10 Feb 1997 00:31:04 -0500


At 06:53 PM 2/9/97 -0500, Ashley wrote:

>Not necessarily so:
>
>Classic Examples:
>
>original - Bob James "Mardi Gras"
>song that sampled it - Run DMC "Peter Piper"
>
>original - Little Feat "Fool Yourself"
>song that sampled it - A Tribe Called Quest "Bonita Applebum"
>
>More Recent example:
>
>original - The Cyrkle "Neon"
>song that sampled it - A Tribe Called Quest "Get a hold"
>
>Unless you like cheesy elevator music, country rock, and music by
>the Mamas and Papas, the original songs mentioned are all wack.

There is NOTHING wrong with any kind of music other than someone being a bit
deaf to it. Listen for something you like in the music you're hearing
rather than listening for music you like -- there's a HUGE difference.
Don't you see that's why you've heard these things as samples? The people
sampling listened for something they liked in the music and used it. You'd
never have gotten those great songs mixed that way if they thought those
songs were wack. Once you learn to make the differentiation, *no* music
will suck -- you'll either like it or be indifferent to it (you'll just
think it's making sound at the moment). Those songs ain't wack. *I* like
them enough to have bought the bleeding records. And I *like* the Mamas and
Papas thank you very much. I can't think of any music that I actively
dislike ...

db